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Chapter 148 - 148 144 You Solve It
Chapter 148 - 148 144 You Solve It
?Chapter 148: Chapter 144 You Solve It! Chapter 148: Chapter 144 You Solve It! “Someone must have taken silver under the table to have sold the land in advance! Before, a mu of wasteland was a taels of silver, buy one get one free. Now, it’s two taels per mu, and this piece of wasteland is several thousand mu. That’s thousands of taels securely pocketed!”
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The commoners’ speculations grew more and more outrageous.
The Ruo brothers arrived at the Governor’s Office only to hear these disgruntled voices.
They knew then that they could no longer purchase the land, so after listening for a while, they hurried back home.
Ruo Shui relayed the incident at home.
Granny Lei frowned, “Won’t this implicate Zhang County Magistrate? After all, we know him, and he gave us a discount when we bought the wasteland. If people with ulterior motives find out, they might dig this up and use it against him.”
Ruo Shui said, “Shouldn’t be the case, right? Lady Xuanbao’s decision to purchase the land was spontaneous. When we went to buy it, the officer even suggested that we consult with Lord County Magistrate to see if we could get the previous price. We refused at that time. I reckon Zhang County Magistrate doesn’t even know that we bought the land outside the East City Gate.”
Ruo Jiang also expressed concern, “A multitude of tongues is as destructive as gold, and some might distort the truth for their own benefit. Besides, Zhang County Magistrate has only recently assumed office, and there’s no telling how many are waiting for him to slip up before he gets a firm footing.”
What Ruo Jiang had not yet said was that in the dark corners of the officialdom, some higher-ups deliberately engineer problems to manipulate the newly appointed officials and make them follow orders.
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